John P. Donoghue
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 2C district |
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Assumed office January 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Donald F. Munson |
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May 24, 1957 New York City, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Amy |
| Residence | Hagerstown, Maryland |
| Occupation | Financial advisor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
John P. Donoghue (born May 24, 1957) is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his 5th term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 2C in Washington County. Donoghue is a member of the Health and Government Operations Committee.
Donoghue was born in New York City on May 24, 1957. In addition to being a Financial Advisor with Baltimore-based investment firm Legg Mason, Delegate Donoghue has been active in several organizations. He is a past president of the Washington County Unit of the American Cancer Society and a member of the Knights of Columbus, (4th degree). Additionally, he was a member of the City Council of Hagerstown from 1989 until 1990. He has been a member of the Tri-County Council for Western Maryland since 1991, a member of the Citizens Advisory Board for Western Maryland Center since 1992, and co-chair of the Task Force to Review Physician Shortages in Rural Areas since 2008.
Former memberships include the Maryland Civil War Heritage Commission on which he served from 1992 until 1996, the Task Force to Study Patient and Provider Appeal and Grievance Mechanisms in 1996, and finally the Task Force on Broadband Communications Deployment in Underserved Rural Areas from 2003 until 2006.
In politics, in addition to being a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, Donoghue was also a delegate of the 2008 Democratic National Convention that nominated Barack Obama for President.
Since first being elected to office in 1991, Donoghue has been active on many committees and in various positions. His most significant role to date was that of Chief Deputy Majority Whip, which he has held since 2003. His current committee memberships include the Health and Government Operations Committee (since 2003; including the Insurance Subcommittee since 2004), the Health Insurance and Long-term Care Subcommittees (both from 2003 until 2004), the Pharmaceuticals Subcommittee (in 2005), and the Government Operations Subcommittee (since 2007).
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